Amended Rules Five Months Later: Early Trends in Case Law and What It Means
Proposed FRCP Changes: Effect on eDiscovery, RIM & IG (CLE)
Proportionality: Why Considering Value of Case Is Important in Discovery—Judge Baylson
...For those of us who practice regularly in the ediscovery realm, the December 1, 2015 amendment to Rule 37(e) was a much needed game-changer. In simple terms, amended Rule 37(e) eliminated the risk of the severest sanctions...more
In 2012, Klipsch Group Inc. (“Klipsch”), a manufacturer of sound equipment, filed a complaint against ePRO E-Commerce Ltd. (“ePRO”), alleging an ePRO subsidiary was selling counterfeit headphones. Through discovery demands,...more
The ninth edition of The E-Discovery Digest focuses on recent decisions addressing the scope and application of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine, spoliation, and discovery responses....more
To collect or not to collect. That is the question. In discovery, parties must be proportional with what they preserve and collect – avoiding over-collection of information that is not needed, but at the same time not...more
Electronic discovery cases that made headlines in 2017 featured well-known names such as Taylor Swift and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to...more
Every company that uses email or stores files electronically (i.e. every company) finding itself in litigation must comply with increasingly onerous discovery obligations. While electronic storage and transmission of data...more
Deposition Conduct - Use this against improper coaching by an opponent. IPS Group, Inc. v. Duncan Solutions, Inc., 2017 WL 3457141 (S.D. Cal. Aug. 11, 2017) (Counsel admonished for improperly using "calls for a legal...more
The sixth edition of The E-Discovery Digest focuses on recent decisions addressing the scope and application of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine, spoliation, and discovery responses. ...more
Amendments To Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure Announced – Effective December 1, 2015, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) have been amended with respect to pleading requirements and discovery. Notably, the FRCP do...more
Important amendments went into effect on December 1. The major changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that govern discovery in federal cases affect Rules 26, 34, and 37....more
On December 1, 2015, substantial changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP or Rules) will take effect. The Rule changes affect many aspects of federal court practice, most significantly with respect to the scope...more